Student arrested after knife reported found in backpack

12:16 AM,
Mar. 8, 2014

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| Advocate staff report

A 15-year-old Newark High School student entered pleas of denial after he was arrested for allegedly carrying a knife at school.

The student was arrested Thursday after a knife was reported found inside his backpack at the school. He entered pleas of denial Friday to one count of carrying a deadly weapon at school and one count of being unruly, records show.

In juvenile court, a plea of denial is the equivalent of a not guilty plea in adult court. ...